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Posted By: Paul

One thing people seem to forget about Ruth is that he was switched from pitcher's mound to the outfield by the Red Sox during the deadball era. So, even during the deadball era, his hitting was so impressive that the Red Sox decided to switch one of the best left handed pitchers in baseball to an outfielder. As a result, he broke Ned Williamson's single season home run record, again during the dead ball era. For this reason, I can't accept the idea that Ruth would have been just another face in the crowd if the live ball wasn't introduced. He wouldn't have hit 700 home runs with the deadball, but he might have hit 400, at a time when 100 was damn impressive.